MAXREFDES43# ZedBoard Quick Start Guide

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1. Required Equipment

• MAXREFDES43# board

• ZedBoard™ development kit

• To run the binary from SD card:

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Host PC with Windows® OS with Terminal Software installed

(HyperTerminal) and two USB ports

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CP2104 device drivers (Silicon Labs USB-UART)

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4GB FAT32 formatted SD card

• To run the software from the Xilinx® SDK:

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PC with Windows OS with Xilinx SDK version 14.4 and two USB ports

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License for Xilinx EDK/SDK (free WebPACK™ license is OK)

2. Overview

The MAXREFDES43# software can be downloaded to the ZedBoard via two methods:

• (Easiest) Boot from an SD card containing a binary file that loads the necessary

CPU bootloader, FPGA bitstream, and MAXREFDES43# executable file. This

• (Flexible) Use the Xilinx SDK to download the board bitstream and executable

file. This approach allows the source code to be modified. This approach is